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Thanks to all who participated in the 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗫𝗢 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 and our 20th anniversary celebrations!   These include our Bridge Member Operators (BMOs), speakers, partners, old friends and Bridge Alliance ‘alumni’ and a special shoutout to our 2024 sponsors: ✨ [DIAMOND] Aeris IoT SaaS, Huawei and Syniverse ✨ [PLATINUM] Amdocs, Comarch, Dell Technologies/Intel Corporation, Invia, Oracle, ZTE Corporation ✨ [SILVER]  CSG, ng-voice, QCT, Sam Media, ServiceNow            We’re incredibly grateful for the amazing discussions, insights and exchanges, both during the forum and over the many opportunities to interact. We’re proud and delighted to have journeyed with you over the year and the many years before, and look forward to many more of together 𝙄𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝 𝙖𝙨 𝙊𝙉𝙀!   Catch yourselves in some video and photo highlights here📺 : https://lnkd.in/d8Py8iD2 #BACXOForum2024 #CXOForum2024 #BridgeAlliance #telco #telecom #telecoms #technology Bill Chang Dennis Nikles Ernest Cu Daichi Nozaki Jamie Lin Renee Garner Manoj Menon Paul Hodges Vani Venkatesh Pratthana Leelapanang Doron Sterlicht Anna Yip Will Cho Derrick Heng Nikolai Dobberstein Konesh Kochhal Thomas Sennhauser Christopher G. Chelliah Abdullah Alatir Jonathan Connet KAZUAKI IWAMOTO Karim Taga 程雍 Prateek Pashine David An

We are pleased to launch a white paper jointly authored with Kearney: 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀: 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗔𝗜 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗣𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 at the #BridgeAllianceCXOForum2024, where #GenAI is one of our session topics.   Through detailed discussions with over 10 Bridge Member ＃operators (#BMOs) in #APAC and Kearney’s #AI Assessment survey, we distilled key lessons on how to grapple with some of the unique local challenges for AI implementation specific to the APAC market, such as unique local languages and scripts, small market size, and lack of available talent.   The stage is set for AI to uplift the way telcos are operating in APAC and generate immense economic #value and impact in the coming years. Download the paper now to find out how telcos can optimise and cement your market position in the AI era.  👉 💡 https://lnkd.in/gGbWZG2b 💡   #BridgeAlliance #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #GenAI #BridgeAlliance #CXOForum2024 #telecom #telco #telcos Nikolai Dobberstein Olivier Letant Gareth Pereira Achuth Pai Ken Wee

Invia, a platinum sponsor at the 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐗𝐎 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, is an Australian-headquartered IT Software-as-a-Solution provider that offers solutions for the entire telco lifecycle. SVP for Partnership and New Business Ken Wee caught up with Jinner T., Invia’s COO for SEA market recently to suss out some of the latest enterprise business trends and needs that Invia has observed among regional telecom operators. Jinner also shares with Ken why Invia decided to join Bridge Alliance’s Technology Partnership Programme.   Find out more here 👉 : https://lnkd.in/gJgjtMkX   Do drop us a note if you’re keen to find out more about being a Bridge Technology Partner like Invia!   #BACXOForum2024 #CXOForum2024 #enterprise #SaaS #telecom #telcos #technology

Generative AI (#GenAI) is one of the hottest conversation pieces today, a phenomenon which is reshaping industries across the board. Given GenAI’s potential to enhance innovation and operations for telcos, what can they do to prepare themselves for it? In this interview with our 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝐂𝐗𝐎 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 platinum sponsor Dell Technologies, Ken Wee, our SVP Partnership & New Business speaks to 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗹'𝘀 APJ Regional Partner Manager Ravi Kailat about GenAI strategies for telcos and some of the risks telcos would need to mitigate, from a technology partners’ perspective.   Watch the interview here 👉 : https://lnkd.in/gqpRDGWY   #BACXOForum2024 #CXOForum2024 #AI #GenerativeAI #telecom #telcos #technology

The concluding session of the 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐗𝐎 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒, 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟒: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 – 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤, will look at how the #telecom industry can futureproof our growth, unlock new value streams, and move beyond being mere connectivity providers to digital advisors and partners for enterprises.   Bidyut Dumra, Group Head of Innovation, DBS Bank will present 𝐂𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬: “𝐃𝐁𝐒 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡”, providing us with lessons on how #telcos and #technology partners can collaborate with financial services institutions.   It will be followed by a 𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥: “𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨 𝐀𝐏𝐈𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧” spotlighting telco #APIs, which have been identified as a key driver that could help unlock new value through accelerating innovation and collaboration between telcos, #developers and enterprises. This is moderated by Henry Calvert of the GSMA, whose GSMA Open Gateway initiative is driving universal access among telcos.   💡Geok Chwee Ong, CEO, Bridge Alliance 💡Rafal Markiewicz, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships Director, Comarch 💡Hemant Passi, CEO and Founder, Invia 💡David del Val, Global Open Gateway Director, Telefonica 💡Wong Soon Nam, Chief Strategic Planning Officer, Telkomsel   💡Moderator: Henry Calvert, Head of Networks, GSMA   The Forum concludes with a high-powered leadership conversation where Mark Chong, Deputy CEO, AIS and Tian Chong Ng, CEO, Singtel Singapore will talk about “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐜𝐡: 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭”. This is moderated by Pierre Pont, Partner, Singapore, McKinsey & Company.   We promise you an exciting day with stellar content. See you there for all four sessions on Thursday!   #BridgeAlliance20th #BridgeAlliance #CXOForum2024 #BACXOForum2024 #telco #telecom #technology #leadership #banks #FSIs

In the afternoon on 17 October, the 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐗𝐎 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 will look at the enterprise, with 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟑: 𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 – 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐨𝐓 𝐆𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐱𝐲 focusing on the Internet of Things (#IoT) and machine-to-machine connectivity.   Jonathan Connet, Chief Product Officer, IoT of Aeris IoT SaaS, Bridge IoT platform partner will chat with KAZUAKI IWAMOTO, Corporate Vice President, Division General Manager, Mobility Business Division, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation for our first customer insights of the day, "𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐕𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧".   This will be followed by a presentation of our newest member operator Deutsche Telekom, in which Dennis Nikles, Managing Director, Deutsche Telekom IoT will deliver a keynote on "𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐫𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐀𝐠𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧”.   The session concludes with a panel on “𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐎𝐛𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐈𝐨𝐓 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰?” featuring BMOs from multiple markets, joined by Aeris’ Jonathan and David An, CTO, Group Asia, ZTE Corporation sharing the technology partner perspective. 💡Jonathan Connet, Chief Product Officer, IoT, Aeris IoT SaaS 💡Vani Venkatesh, CEO, Global Business, airtel 💡Eason Cheng, General Manager, Product and Innovation Department, Vice President, China Telecom Global 💡Prateek Pashine, Chief Enterprise Business Officer, Maxis 💡Daichi Nozaki, Senior Vice President, SoftBank Group Corp. 💡David An, CTO, Group Asia, ZTE Corporation   💡Moderator: Karim Taga, Managing Partner, Global Head of Functional Practices, Arthur D. Little   Hear from these speakers on their strategies to sustain a thriving regional IoT ecosystem and propel business growth!   #BridgeAlliance20th #BridgeAlliance #CXOForum2024 #EVs #BACXOForum2024 #telco #telecom #technology #leadership

There’s no way that 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐗𝐎 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 could miss out discussing one of the hottest technology buzzwords today in 𝐒𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟐: 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐈 – 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨𝐬?   Will Cho, VP and Head of Strategic Partnerships, SK Telecom—which no longer calls itself a telco but is transiting to an ‘AI company’ – will share 𝐒𝐊𝐓’𝐬 𝐀𝐈 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 – 𝐓𝐰𝐨-𝐅𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 in his keynote.   This will be followed by Telkomsel's Chief Marketing Officer Derrick Heng’s keynote on “𝐆𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐈: 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬”. Telkomsel faces the challenge of winning the hearts and minds of the largest, mobile-first young consumer population in Southeast Asia – with AI’s help.   This session’s concluding panel “𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐦: 𝐈𝐬 𝐆𝐞𝐧 𝐀𝐈 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐜𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲?”  will feature Huawei APAC’s VP Industry Ecosystem Engagements Konesh Kochhal in a presentation on the company’s AI technologies, before he joins the stellar panel moderated by 💡Kearney’s Nikolai Dobberstein:   💡 Konesh Kochhal, VP Industry Ecosystem Engagements, Huawei APAC     💡 Thomas Sennhauser, Chief Technologist and Business Lead for APJ, Intel Corporation 💡 Christopher G. Chelliah, Senior Vice President, Technology & Customer Strategy, Japan & Asia Pacific, Oracle 💡 Will Cho, VP and Head of Strategic Partnerships, SK Telecom 💡 Abdullah Alatir, Senior AI Consultant, stc   Bite the #AI bullet! Jump on the AI bandwagon if you will, but be sure to hear from our speakers out next week as they share the profitability and pitfalls of what has been the most remarkable yet potentially regrettable phenomenon of our time.   #BridgeAlliance20th #BridgeAlliance #CXOForum2024 #BACXOForum2024 #telco #telecom #technology #leadership #GenAI

In Session 1 of our 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗫𝗢 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 on 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 – 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲, 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗲, we will focus on the #consumer segment, and how telcos engage ever-discerning #consumers across mature and emerging markets, while unlocking yet-untapped subscriber potential.   Taiwan Mobile’s Jamie Lin starts off this session by sharing 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲: 𝗧𝗮𝗶𝘄𝗮𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗲’𝘀 𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼+𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 journey in his keynote.   We will then hear Optus’ Vice President Mobile & Home Renee Garner talk about 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗢𝗽𝘁𝘂𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 in her keynote.   The Session concludes with a panel 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗢𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗘𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗿. Paul Hodges, Senior Vice President, Syniverse, will present lessons from its years of telco solutioning in roaming and messaging. Paul will then join a panel comprising both our member operators and industry partners’ outside-in perspective on how they can help operators:   💡Vani Venkatesh, CEO, Global Business, airtel 💡Pratthana Leelapanang, Chief Consumer Business Officer, AIS 💡Doron Sterlicht, Head Of R&D, Amdocs 💡Anna Yip, Deputy CEO, Singtel Singapore, CEO Business Development 💡Paul Hodges, Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific, Syniverse   Moderator: Manoj Menon, Founder, Twimbit   Hear from their success stories and glean precious lessons on redefining customer engagement in today’s dynamic landscape!   #BridgeAlliance20th #BridgeAlliance #CXOForum2024 #BACXOForum2024 #telco #telecom #technology #leadership

Are you ready for the 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐗𝐎 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐮𝐦 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒?   To kickstart the Forum at 9.00 am on 17 October we’ll have Bill Chang, Bridge Alliance Chairman and CEO Digital Infraco Singtel opening with Bridge Alliance highlights and our member operators’ achievements in the past year.   Bill will continue sharing his vision during the Leaders’ Fireside Chat: 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐬: 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞, where he will be joined by: 💡 Dennis Nikles, Managing Director of Deutsche Telekom IoT 💡 Ernest Cu, President and CEO of Globe Telecom 💡 Daichi Nozaki, Senior Vice President SoftBank Group Corp.   With their wealth of experience spanning decades each in the telecom sector, they will share different market perspectives of how operators have evolved and how the future of telecoms will be reshaped. Our very own Dr Geok Chwee Ong, CEO of Bridge Alliance will moderate this rare leadership discussion.   It promises to be an exciting morning. See you bright and early on Thursday!   #BridgeAlliance20th #BridgeAlliance #CXOForum2024 #BACXOForum2024 #telco #telecom #technology #leadership

We’re just ONE week away from the Bridge Alliance CXO Forum 2024! Last year, we brought you stellar speakers, game-changing insights, and dynamic discussions on the most critical trends shaping telecoms. This year, we’re raising the bar even higher! Expect thought-provoking fireside chats with telco leaders, hear directly from enterprise customers on their growth agenda, and unparalleled networking opportunities with C-level leaders from across the industry. Plus for 2024, we’re adding something extra special—a 20th anniversary celebration you won’t want to miss. Join us on 17 October at the St. Regis Singapore for an unforgettable experience! #ThrowbackThursday #BridgeAlliance20th #BridgeAlliance #CXOForum2024 #BACXOForum2024 #telco #telecom #technology #leadership